Jonathan Stone <jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU> writes:

> In message <v6u2fmo2dt.fsf@kechara.flame.org>,
> Michael Graff writes:
> 
> >We hope to have a version of bind9 out that will not require threads,
> >but will basically be one large select() or poll() loop.  If someone
> >were to write and donate that code, of course, it would happen much
> >faster.  :)
> 
> Ack. I really hope you meant to say " we hope to have a version of
> bind9 out that will not require threads, but will basically use
> callbacks to an application-provided select() or poll() loop".

It will be application-defined, yes.  Basically a "this function is
called to request watching for read on this FD" and "this function is
called to change the next timeout time" etc.

--Michael